The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-06-09
CYCLONES CALMLY CONSIDERED.



getic Beasts.
There Is very little repose about cyclones.
Men always seem to be in hurry as though |
they had note to meet, Or were anxious to |
get to the baseball grounds before the game |
began.
They never have time to stop and shake |
hands with man; instead Of that they |
shake the whole individual and everything |
thing else within reach; not only shake
them, but take them along.
Cyclones are no respecters Of persons.
They would as lief hurry q phenomenal
pitcher through the armament as member
Of Congress Vanderbilt as . tramp.
They are among the most energetic and
self.assertive productions Of this energy-pro-
ducing country.
Gazing ct cyclones from q strictly un-
partisan standpoint, it seems to me strange
that in the United States, where energy il 30
generally admired, they should be 30 un-
popular.
For that cyclones are unpopular is an ad-
mitted fact.
There IL not more friendless thing in the
world than cyclone. Even when weary
with q long run across q aparticularly difficult
piece Of country, no man would think Of in
yiting cyclone to step into his house and
take q cup of tea to refresh itself. The aver
age citizen would rather have it pass by on
the other side; and this average citizen
aforesaid never feels slighted If q Cyclone
on its travels ignores his farm, and traverses
| instead the fertile fields Of his neighbor.
No asylum for worn-out cyclones has yet
been established, neither has any philan-
thropist ever thought of endowing hospital
| for their benefit.
Rather then encourage cyclones to prowl
in his vicinity, man will even resort to
subterfuge to distract their attention and
| induce them to vacate the premises.
A man in Kansas did this once.
The subterfuge he resorted to was a plain,
unassuming board, but from the account II
did its duty nobly.
The Kansan saw the cyclone coming along
at q light Jog Of about 1139 miles an hour
with the apparent intention OF buttine
against brand new-barn. As the paint or
this building was hardly dry, the man die
not want any of it to rub off by collidinl
with an adult cyclone. So he took tn,
board and held it firmly on the ground
J so that the cyclone would strike it
edge. This had the effect of splitting
J the cyclone down the front, and s,
thoroughly discouraging it that It forgo
its business in that part of the country, ant
| left in disorder for Canada. The casualtie
ON the side of the board were immaterial
! This method is better one than putin
salt on the cyclones tail, which, I undel
! stand, has been tried in some places with
! conspicuous lack Of success. Ihope to hea
. of the universal adoption of the Kansan'
method of boarding cyclone. 1t is cheape
+ and more satisfactory in every way than th
. old method of climbing on and going along
v In some parts of the cyclone belt pits ar
: dug, but / never heard of full-grown spec
!. men being caught In one. l am inclined t
1 think the cyclone pit failure as means {
Q capture.
Some cyclones come to this country fror
8 the western portion Of British America.
s This should not be permitted. Furthe
!. importations should be stopped by clappin
9 on prohibitive tariff. The home supply
!. already in excess of the demand, and "
It don't want our infant cyclone industry il
terfered with, to say nothing about i
being crippled by having to compete wit
pauper-produced cyclones.
WM H. SIvIrER.